Comments for Liars hiding behind the cyber curtain at http://www.malaysianbar.org.my , comment 0 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:47:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/opinions/comments/liars_hiding_behind_the_cyber_curtain.html#pc_7237 And yes, I forgot. In the Malaysia-Today website recently, some bloggers called my learned friend, senior Bar Councillor Roger Tan, names and even became very personal about the views he expressed on the scandal of the two statutory declarations made by a private investigator. Roger was even wrongly identified as the lawyer-turned-corporate leader, Dato' Roger Tan Kim Hock, the youngest son of the late Senator Tan Sri Mohamed Tahir a.k.a. Tan Tong Hong or T.H. Tan. The funny thing about the whole exercise is that these bloggers were having a field day while others just could not access the comment column at all. Another funny thing is that this is not the first time that Roger has been wrongly identified as the other Roger Tan. So, as you can see for yourselves, there are bloggers and bloggers. These are what I term "fast and furious" bloggers. They seem to enjoy their empowerment as cyber activists; they enjoy this right without taking the attendant responsibility. Mana bloeh, macam ini? Stephen Tan Ban Cheng - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:21:18 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/opinions/comments/liars_hiding_behind_the_cyber_curtain.html#pc_7235 This is a fair comment. The onus on the widening credibility gap between the government and the governed lies clearly on the side of the government leaders. For far too long now, our government leaders have cherished the thought that news can be managed and manipulated, without realising that it is only up to a fine point. It is because of the existing credibility gap that most of the bloggers enjoyed such a warm welcome from Malaysians. Not all bloggers are bad; most of them are pretty good and well-intentioned, but time will certainly expose what some of them are up to. A step in the right direction is for the government leaders to take Malaysians into their confidence. And we can certainly begin by discussing the social contract that underpins our young nation. Stephen Tan Ban Cheng - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:40:59 +0100